convocation
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In his fall 1971 convocation address at the University of Alberta, McLuhan told students that in an electronic world, people become “discarnate data, a sort of disembodied spirit coexisting and functioning simultaneously in diverse locations.”
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025
She delivered part of the convocation address at graduation that school year to roaring applause.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
The proposal came in response to a raucous March 24 protest that halted the school’s annual honors convocation, a 100-year-old tradition preceding the May 4 graduation.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Two days after the honors convocation, the university’s president, Santa J. Ono, issued a stern rebuke: Enough.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024
There are only three mortals here—Taryn, me, and the redhead with Severin—and from the way she regards us, Orlagh is imagining mice presiding over a convocation of cats.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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